date:Nov 01, 2012
nant women, is a game changer for cantaloupe growers.
It has the industry looking for a silver bullet.
On Jan. 1 at UC Davis, Professor Trevor Suslow will begin a two-year research project into the practical validation of surface pasteurization of netted melons.
In other words, just as there are pasteurized eggs today, there might be pasteurized cantaloupes tomorrow. Suslow, a longtime expert on cantaloupe growing, says preventative controls are the best way to combat the burden the melons pu